The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said on October 13 that it had lost VND10.75 trillion (US$463.7 million) in the first nine months of this year.

VOV.VN - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga officially confirmed on October 13 that he is planning to make his first overseas trip to Vietnam and Indonesia between October 18 and October 21.

VOV.VN - Two repatriation flights conducted by Pacific Airlines brought home close to 360 Vietnamese citizens from Singapore on October 12.

Vietnam Airlines and Pacific Airlines will adjust flights to and from the central provinces of Quang Binh and Thua Thien-Hue on October 9 due to bad weather conditions in the central-central region, said a Vietnam Airlines representative the same day.

Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and his Colombian counterpart Francisco Javier Echeverri conducted the fifth deputy ministerial-level political consultation via a video conference on October 8.

A meeting was held at the Eye Hospital in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau on October 8 in response to World Sight Day and the Asia-Pacific Eye Care Week.

VOV.VN - The nation is likely to be the second best performer in terms of economic recovery in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a report recently released by the S&P Global Ratings, which revised up GDP predictions of regional countries this year following the revival of trade and consumption.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese airlines have recently unveiled plans to resume air routes following the containment of the second coronavirus outbreak, showing the fact that the aviation market has begun to pick up again.

Representatives from the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, the embassies of Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia in Ukraine, and the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kiev sat down recently to discuss the establishment of an ASEAN centre within the university.

Chargé d'Affaires of the US Mission to ASEAN Melissa A. Brown has affirmed that Washington commends Vietnam for its efforts as ASEAN Chair during this challenging time caused by COVID-19.